Worst Gas Mileage - Post It!

Just wait until you put on those big tires, and lift! hahaha. I'm getting 13mpg's on a good day!

 

Worst tank in the 3 months since i bought it, 17.46mpg. I was doing 75 into a 30 mph headwind. That was a nasty trip. Would have been much more tolerable if I would have had cruise to allow more attention to the road instead of every gust driving 3-5 mph off my speedo.

 

I got 2 of them in my hometown, I always go there because my 78 Bronco runs like shit on ethanol, one time it literally was shooting water out the exhaust! Been gassing up at the ethanol free stations with both the Bronco and my Tacoma, performance is instantly notable in the Bronco since I dont give a damn about gas mileage with it! The Tacoma on the other hand gets way better mileage without ethanol and seems to start nicer on ethanol free gas

 

^^^^ do you have a aprox mpg from using ethanol over regular. My local shell has 91 E0

 

Since I bought my '10 DC last year, I have repeatedly averaged ~20mpg. However, the last three tanks, I have only been getting ~16 and can't quite seem to pinpoint the cause! I haven't changed my driving habits or haven't towed anything either. Not sure if the winter blend of gasoline is a cause of this or if there is some other underlying cause...

Anyone else experience 4-5 mpg degrease in mileage during winter months? I'm baffled...

 

I get about 15-16 on winter gas mix driving about 75% hwy and rest local.
Summer time I get about 16-17.

In the winter time Gas company add more additive which cause low mpg.

 

24.5

must of been old gas .

 

Winter fuel blend does have a negative impact on fuel economy. The main reason for the decrease in fuel economy is due to the cold weather itself. Gasoline burns much more efficiently at higher temperatures. When you first start your truck in the morning, you'll notice the RPM are a little higher. Basically your truck is running rich until the engine temperature has been raised to a predetermined level.

 

Got 14 on my last tank and 290 miles on Arco 87. Tried to watch driving habits. Just filled up with 91 100% ethanol free, will see how it goes. Did some local driving and the pin has not droped yet, good sign. Hoping it will last me 2 weeks at least.

 

i just drove 153 miles and i have less than 1/8th of a tank left in my 4wd, and its pissing transmission fluid and i just had to put 2 quarts of oil in it.

 

I got the same MPG's driving across Kansas from Kentucky. Loaded the hell down with a trailer and a strong headwind.

 

Damn dude.

 

yea, 250,000 miles of me beating the hell out of it is finally taking its toll. Its been completely submerged and had water in the motor 4 times, and i constantly had my foot in the floor. honestly this truck has made me and alot of my friends true believers in toyotas lol.

 

Between -10 to +20F, travelling 55-65mph in 0-15mph headwind with 87-91 octane with the pickup & [edit] empty [/edit] trailer shown in this image, I got between 6.2 and 8.0 mpg today. I do not remember how many times I fueled up but I put them all in fuelly.

 

What size trailer is that?

 

16' + 18" V front. It weighs approximately 2400 lbs.

 

So far that is my worst too, winter crap blend and lots of traffic.

 

I bought mine in early November and have close to 4000 miles on it now.My lowest was 19.0 and the best 23.8.It is parked in a garage and does not have to spent much time warming up.

 

2010 4x4 reg cab 2.7 pulling truck camper on trailer in third gear at 70 mph going up slight grade. 4 mpg for 20 miles according to scangauge.

Bobby

Lots of junk in bed and foot was firmly on floor